'54': Ryan Phillippe, Breckin Meyer kiss video emerges - watch

The 1998 film - based on the world of New York club Studio 54 in the 1970s - stars Phillippe as a bartender at the venue who befriends a singer and her husband, played by Meyer.

The kiss between Phillippe's character Shane and Meyer's Greg became legendary after it was cut from the studio version of the movie and failed to appear in a longer DVD cut. However, director Mark Christopher once held a secret screening of his director's cut which included the scene.

The low quality clip - said to be a "work print" - sees the shirtless duo discussing being "in sync" about their feelings about Christmas and having a lingering high five.

As the scene continues, Greg begins to comfort a crying Shane - leading him to lean in for a kiss. However, the moment comes to an abrupt end when Greg gets up and leaves.

Phillippe has previously admitted that he wishes the scene hadn't been cut from the movie, telling Advocate in 2010 that he is "artistically" against the changes that were made to the film.

"We thought we were making something like Boogie Nights because it was about a time of complete sexual abandon, but the studio watered it down," he said.

"They had Mike Myers from Austin Powers and Neve Campbell from Scream, so they felt they could make a mall movie out of material that was a lot more edgy and honest.

"I did hear about that secret screening. I don't know how big of an appetite there is for it, but I would certainly support a DVD release of that version. Breckin and I were a bit sad that nobody got to see us kiss."